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Lab Worker Accidentally Pricks Herself with Genetically Modified Smallpox, and the Resulting Infection Was No Joke

Smallpox is estimated to have killed around 300 million people throughout history, and it remains the only infectious (human-borne) disease to have been completely eradicated worldwide. Because it is easily modified, however, similar viruses can be found in laboratories and other testing facilities around the world. And that’s how one lab worker got into some...

Guy Asks if He’s Wrong for Spending $5,000 on Surgery to Save His Dog

Relationships are tricky, y’all, and that goes double for the moment you realize that your money is now our money. That means you need to discuss before you make decisions with it. A fact that Unsurebigbig3 found out the hard way after he shelled out $5k for his dog’s cancer treatment without discussing it with...

Creepy Fish with a Human Face Caught on Video in China

Fish are a lot of things – slimy, weird, googly-eyed, delicious – but until now, human-like is about the last thing I would use to describe them. If I had been the person to see this fish in the flesh – er, scales – I honestly am not sure that I would ever recover. The...

Here’s What You Should Know About the Hymen

Too many people – women included – don’t understand the female body well enough (or at all). The recent revelation that rapper T.I. asks his daughter’s doctor to check her hymen to ensure her virginity on a yearly basis is the (extremely disgusting and invasive and inappropriate) proof. And the fact that so many people...

Challenge Yourself With These 6 Tough Riddles

If you don’t challenge your brain enough, it will turn to mush – that’s not me talking, that’s science (probably). Just in case I’m telling the truth, you might as well give these 6 riddles a try. Even if they don’t keep you sane for longer, you’ll still feel pretty smart after you get them...

10 Interesting Facts for You to Ponder

It’s time to get down to business with another fact set. We consistently bring you the facts that you make you think about our world and ponder our past, present, and future. Are you ready to put on your thinking cap? Let’s go! 1. Get down to business! Source 1 Source 2 2. You have...

Foods You Can Stop Putting in the Fridge

There are some foods that will quickly spoil if you don’t put them in the refrigerator. And then there are other foods that you should honestly never put into the fridge at all. Some of these foods simply don’t need to take up precious fridge space when they could easily sit out on the counter....

People Are Sharing Advice Baby Boomers Gave Them — and Generational Debate Being Out of Touch With Reality

A generation war is brewing between the Baby Boomers (1946-1964) and the Millennials (1983-1995). You might have heard about it: the younger kids are tired of their older counterparts acting like the world is remotely the same as it was seventy years ago, and the older folks think they’re being disrespected. The truth is, the...

Pigeon Builds a Gorgeous Nest out of Poppies Stolen from World War I Memorial

For over a month, the staff at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra noticed that poppies laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were disappearing, one at a time. They were bothered at first because that is desecration, but after a while they spotted the culprit – a pigeon who was filching the flowers...

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Has Been Solved

For much of modern history, the mystery of why things – ships, people, maybe even entire civilizations – seem to disappear over one particular barren section of ocean has captured the minds of the public and conspiracy theorists alike. We’re talking about the Bermuda Triangle, obviously. The truth is that while ships and planes go...

Put Your Own Face on Your Luggage and Never Search for It Again

You’ve tried all of the tricks – a red ribbon, brightly colored luggage, your name and address – but have you considering just screen-printing your mug right on your bags so you can easily spot them at the airport? Probably not. But here’s the thing…absolutely no one will mistakenly pick up your bag if you...

15 Men Share the Moment They Knew They Were Going to Ask for a Divorce

Marriage is hard, and the truth is (at least in my experience) that not everyone gets it right on the first (or second) try. It stands to reason, then, that there’s a moment for many of us when we realized that staying married to the person sharing our lives and our beds just wasn’t going...

Anti-Vaxxers Shamelessly Make Fun of Immunocompromised Patients in the ER

Anti-vaxxers aren’t known for being shy about their opinions, but one pair of anti-vax parents really took things too far by publicly making fun of immunocompromised patients in the ER. A Redditor posted a screenshot of the parents’ facebook post in a subreddit appropriately called r/Trash. The anonymous couple had to take their son to...

These Are the First 4 Things People Notice About Your Face

You never get a second chance at a first impression, and when it comes to impressing strangers, some things aren’t within your control. For example: Your face. Every time you meet someone new, they judge your face on four basic characteristics, psychologist Leslie Zebrowitz says. She listed the four facial cues in a paper published...